C.D. Rose

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Writer of stories. 'We Live Here Now.' 'Walter Benjamin Stares at the Sea,' 'The Blind Accordionist,' 'Who's Who When Everyone is Someone Else,' 'The Biographical Dictionary of Literary Failure.' (@melvillehouse.bsky.social)

The woodblock print style cover of 'Boy with a Black Rooster' by Stefanie vor Schulte, translated by Alexandra Roesch, published by the Indigo Press.
A signpost by a building site advertising a 'Plot for Sale'
A bookshelf, replete with the pocket-sized affordable edition of CD . Rose's Goldsmith's Prize-winning novel, 'We Live Here Now.' The cover is a handsome grey with a picture of an orange intermodal shipping container.
The top part of a small metal post which has been improvisedly made into a 'coat rack' (as mentioned in a sticker on the post) with the addition of metal hooks and some tape.
The spines of four very good books.
Piazza Plebiscito in Naples, adorned by a very long Joseph Kosuth text/neon work, a quotation from (if I remember rightly) Benedetto Croce.
The cover of a book, delicately pink with various typefaces on it: 'Delirious New Lynn, or Portage and Euphoria; or, The Carryover. A Guide Book.' (By Oscar Mardell.)
The spines of the books 'Cruel Optimism' (Lauren Berlant) and 'Hopeful Pessimism' (Mara van der Lught)
The spines of three books ('Laughable Loves,' 'My First Loves' and 'Difficult Loves') between a pair of odd brass bookends.
Screenshot of a post from Ronan Hession saying he had been dreaming of watching 'Werckmeister Harmonies,' followed immediately by another post announcing Bela Tarr's death.
A man wearing a Christmas tree, or a Christmas tree wearing a man perhaps, observed by two small children. (From Matthew Rankin's film 'Universal Language,' which you should watch.
A restaurant menu offering ‘ghost of the beetroot’ and ‘ghost of the cucumber.’
Marc Almond with a tasty haircut, leather jacket and unidentified t-shirt singing next to Neal X on guitar and a bass player (sorry - don't know name!) to the left. (Someone with an iPad - ? - in the middle.) Apologies for the pic - I was at the back and it was packed in there. They all looked way cooler than this.
Musician Lindstrøm behind a console to the left; the Vålerenga Mannskor choir holding candles in the middle; and drummer with a side drum to the right. Blue light. The back of someone's head.
A muted calico cat looking very pleased with herself while posing with the trophy for the 2025 Goldsmith's Prize.
A plump muted calico cat reclining atop a record player, as if listening to record whose cover is beside her - Glenn Gould playing Bach’s ‘Well-tempered clavier.’
A tray of garlic bulbs in a supermarket, with their sign saying 'Ambient Only.'
Cover of the the vinyl LP 'A Tapestry of British Bird Song.'
Covers of two books: Michael McClure's 'Ghost Tantras' (self-pub, distributed by City Lights, 1964) and Ingeborg Bachmann's novel 'Malina' (tr. Philip Boehm, the first edition in English, I think.)
Cover of 7" record featuring period drawing of 17th century surgical instruments.
Vitrine included in 'Beyond the Beat' exhibition (on radical and political music in Canada), showing a homemade bass guitar, and cover of Nomeansno's 'Wrong'
Vinyl lp cover: 'Dankworth and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.' Black and white, large text, with picture of Dankworth and sax to the right. Available for literal pennies on Discogs.
A photo taken from a cctv stream of a large ship on fire. Mostly blue. Includes a quotation from 'We Live Here Now' by C.D. Rose
The label of a vinyl recording showing its title - 'A timid soul's approach to BARTOK.' (I do not usually consider myself a timid soul, especially when it comes to music, but this - a few too many jaunty trills notwithstanding - is a pleasant listen.)
The cover of Melissa McCarthy's book 'Sharks, Death, Surfers' (dark blue, title and author in white, with etched wave pattern.)
David Collard's book 'A Crumpled Swan' on a wall near a white goose with its back turned and a disgruntled expression. It clearly hasn't read the book, which is excellent.
The cover of an advance reading copy of 'We Live Here Now' by C.D. Rose, black image of a section of Klein bottle on pale blue background.
Ian Penman's book 'Erik Satie Three Piece Suite' and the covers of four Satie recordings.
A wall with graffiti. Taken in central Manchester, today.
A signpost for walkers, indicating two directions, but reaching out horizontally.
A simple brown wooden cross on top of a hill.
The cover of Penderecki's 'Passion According to St Luke': 12" sleeve featuring Bosch painting.
A 12" vinyl record, ex-library copy, no date but presumed late 50s, now turned translucent, with some strange darker blobs.
The statue of Timperley legend Frank Sidebottom, outside the Stoney's in Timperley village.
Detail of the paper inner sleeve of a vinyl record with a seller's stamp from Rare & Racy books and records, Sheffield.
The cover of forthcoming novel, 'We Live Here Now,' featuring a spiralling detail from a picture of a Klein Bottle.